Chapter 0009

Chapter 0009

She'd seen enough and played enough games-it was time to meet the person she needed

1. to.

The Harlow family happened to be hosting a banquet that evening, giving her the perfect chance to slip in among the guests.

The Wright family and the Harlow family, one in the south and one in the north, were known as the twin titans of their regions.

But compared to Claude, Dylan had it much easier.

Though Dylan had lost his parents at a young age, Grace had provided him and Diana with love and stability."

Claude, on the other hand, wasn't so lucky.

His parents were still alive, yet he lived like an orphan—because he wasn't the child they'd hoped would survive.

In the quiet back garden of the Harlow estate, Suzy finally saw him again–the man she hadn't seen in three years.

He sat alone in a wheelchair, his presence as solitary and desolate as the first time they

met.

making her

"Claude..." she called softly.

the man's head jerked up, his eyes wide in disbelief as he looked

can't be..." Claude let out a bitter laugh, immediately dismissing the

like this tugged

knelt down beside him, and gently took one of his hands,

"Claude, I'm so sorry for making

her skin made his

filled with emotion. "It's

alive... After all these years, you're still alive..." Claude reached out and pulled her tightly into

letting him

Chapter 0009

embrace was just as warm as

long moment, Claude finally let go, still

memories.

was really there. “Where

Suzy could tell him

them out of hiding. But even after all this time,

the conversation away from herself "And you? How have these past three years

a self-deprecating smile. "What do you think? Look at me. Things haven't been

"What do

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